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Fire-rated sealant in Five Ashes, East Sussex
Problem with your fire-stopping gaps in Five Ashes? We cut out the old, prepare the joints and apply the right sealant, and the work is guaranteed for a year.
- Seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
Fire rated sealant in Five Ashes
Deciding which gaps need fire stopping isn’t our role; your assessor, designer or building control sets that out. What we do is apply the right product to that specification, properly and neatly. If you’re dealing with door frames with gaps between frame and wall and ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed, we can put it right, on door frames, service penetrations and flats & HMOs alike.
If you have holiday lets, a converted barn used for business or a community building near Five Ashes, the washrooms, kitchens and any fire-rated joints need the same care as a big site.
Our work is backed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you are.
- Where
- Five Ashes (TN20)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- A clear price before work begins
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Fire rated sealant in Five Ashes: local notes
In England, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires a fire risk assessment for workplaces and for the common parts of blocks of flats, which is often where open fire-stopping gaps are first noticed. We work to the specification you are given, installing the product to its tested details.
Managing a site like Five Ashes CofE Primary School? Then service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment. If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Church of the Good Shepherd, service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building.
Five Ashes is about 4 miles south-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Five Ashes gets the same service as everywhere we cover: the old material taken out, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee. We cover 289 towns and villages across East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Crawley, roughly 19 miles from Five Ashes.
Here we cover the TN20 postcode area for fire rated sealant. You’ll find streets such as Westfield Close, Leeds Lane and Spring Lane, and we cover them all. We also cover the places around Five Ashes: Skippers Hill (1 mile north), Butcher's Cross (1 mile north), Woolbridge (1 mile north-east), Wellbrook (1 mile north-east) and Mayfield (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (15 miles south), Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Lewes (13 miles south-west), Hailsham (10 miles south), Crowborough (4 miles north-west) and Uckfield (6 miles south-west).
What’s near Five Ashes
Around Five Ashes, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Skippers Hill Manor School and The Five Ashes Inn. The nearest railway station is Crowborough station, about 3.3 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Tickerage Castle (3.8 miles south-west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (4.3 miles north-west). The countryside around Five Ashes includes Selwyns Wood.
Aftercare tips
How long the joints last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Make resealing part of every contractor’s brief
- Never patch a fire seal with standard sealant
- Get damaged fire seals looked at promptly
- Keep pictures of seals that will be hidden
Do not add foam, filler or ordinary sealant over a fire seal. If it needs repair, use the same type of product. We can tell you which product we used.
Open gaps do not only matter in a fire: noise, draughts and even pests can come through too. Dealing with them early helps with all of these.
When to call us in Five Ashes
Sealant applied too thin, without the backing its detail needs, or onto dust won’t perform as it was tested. Rushed fire stopping is common particularly when it was the last job before handover.
Any of these means the joints need attention:
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Gaps filled with a product that is not fire-rated
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
Rented homes near Crowborough station change hands often, and new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant.
Comparing quotes
- What happens if the job turns out different
- Is VAT in the price?
- What product goes in the joint
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
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FAQs for Five Ashes
Will you come out to Five Ashes?
Yes, Five Ashes is covered. Our work covers London and the South East, from towns to the smallest places. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Can you do fire rated sealant in Five Ashes?
Yes, Five Ashes is within the area we cover. We work across London and the South East. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and tell us what needs doing.
Do you do fire sealant around door frames?
Yes. We often seal open gaps hidden behind the architrave. The door and its fittings are a separate job for a door specialist.
Will it make a mess?
Very little: the area around the joints is protected first, and we tidy up before we go.
Do you take on fire stopping in schools and offices?
Yes, in flats, HMOs, schools, offices and other buildings, occupied or empty. Tell us how the building is used and we’ll plan around it.
How long does fire rated sealant take?
As a guide, most jobs take a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building. Bigger jobs take longer, and we will say how long yours will take.
How much does fire rated sealant cost in Five Ashes?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: its size, the old material, access and the product needed. You’ll get a clear quote before work begins.
What fire rating will the seal have?
We do not issue ratings or certificates ourselves. What’s required is set by your assessor or designer, and the product’s tested details show what it achieves; we install to those details and record what we did.
DIY versus a professional finish
The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. Silicone doesn’t stick to old silicone, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. All the old material has to come out first.
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
Leave it or put it right?
For some gaps, sealant is not the right answer and another system is needed. Large holes, cable bundles and plastic pipes can call for batts, collars or wraps. If a gap isn’t suitable for sealant, we’ll tell you. Around Five Ashes, older homes often have timber in their floors and frames, and water through a failed joint can rot timber if it’s left.
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: the old material and how easily it comes out, any mould to treat, and whether the work is at height. Your quote takes all of that into account.
Why us?
- We never seal over old sealant
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
- We leave the area clean and tidy
- Anti-fungal silicone where joints get wet
Take a look at what affects the cost and what customers say.
For landlords and businesses
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so we plan the work room by room around your bookings where we can. We’ve worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. On commercial sites, working times can be discussed when we quote.
How the visit works
We keep the work tidy and contained to the area we’re working on. The job normally takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building, and we explain the cure time before we leave. In a small place like Five Ashes, access is usually the main thing to plan. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- Access to each area is agreed so the work can run in order.
- Old, damaged or unsuitable sealant is removed.
- Dust and loose debris are cleaned from each gap.
- The fire-rated or intumescent sealant is applied and tooled to the tested detail.
- We record what was done and flag anything that needs a different system.
Before we arrive
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- Mention any sign-in or site rules at work premises
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
How to get a quote
For fire rated sealant in Five Ashes, ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email. A short description of the job and where it is helps us quote, and you’ll get a clear quote before work begins.
Advice
When something else is needed
Honest advice matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what new sealant will not do:
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
- Large holes that need a different fire-stopping system
- Doors that aren’t fire doors in the first place
If you are not sure, just phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Linear gaps
- Flats & HMOs
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Service penetrations
- Door frames